Tube feeding success at home ​in upper GI patients

Picture this: You're working in private practice and get a referral for a home-based tube feed… HELP! Enter: our latest episode with Advanced Accredited Practising Dietitian, Lina Breik, to teach you how to set your patients (and yourself!) up for success. Lina shares practical tips for bridging the gap between hospital and home-based tube feeding, and highlights how dietitians can empower their patients to play an active role in their feeding decisions so they can confidently manage tube feeding at home. Lina also covers the unique challenges of upper GI patients requiring jejunostomy feeding, and ways dietitians can proactively reduce their anxieties around such complex cases. ​​ In the episode, we discuss…​ Why Lina is so passionate about hospital-to-home nutrition care​ The unique challenges of tube feeding in complex upper GI cases​ Common obstacles patients face when adapting to home tube feeding​ How dietitians can help their patients positively see life after hospital with a ​feeding tube​ The utmost importance of teamwork Hosted by Brooke Delfino For the shownotes: https://dietitianconnection.com/podcasts/home-tube-feeding-success/ The content, products and/or services referred to in this podcast are intended for Health Care Professionals only and are not, and are not intended to be, medical advice, which should be tailored to your individual circumstances. The content is for your information only, and we advise that you exercise your own judgement before deciding to use the information provided. Professional medical advice should be obtained before taking action. The reference to particular products and/or services in this episode does not constitute any form of endorsement. Please see here for terms and conditions.​

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